Winter Flies

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Winter Flies
Winter Flies poster.jpg
CzechVšechno bude
Directed byOlmo Omerzu
Written byPetr Pýcha
Produced byJiří Konečný
Starring,
CinematographyLukáš Milota
Distributed byCinemArt
Release dates
  • 1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) (Karlovy Vary)
  • 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) (Czech Republic)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
Poland
LanguageCzech

Winter Flies (Czech: Všechno bude) is a 2018 Czech-Slovak-Polish-Slovenian co-production road movie drama by Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu.[1] It premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2018.[2]

Olmo Omerzu has won a Best Director Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]

Plot[]

The film follows two boys - Mára and Heduš. Heduš runs away from home. He joins Mára who tells him that he is running away from home. They drive through countryside in a Mára's car. They meet hitchhiker Bára who joins them. Both boys dream about having sex with her but she locks herself in the car during night and boys have to sleep outside. Mára reveals to Heduš that he goes to his grandfather who is a retired military officer. Boys eventually get to Mára's grandfather who suffers a heart attack and boys get him to hospital. Mára is later arrested by 2 police officers who interrogate him. The film ends when Heduš creates an incident outside the police station which allows Mára to escape.[6]

Cast[]

Production[]

Petr Pýcha has written radio play inspired by a story he read on an internet. His play was refused for vulgarity and he decide to rewrite it to a film screenplay. Pýcha saw Omerzu's previous film and decided to ask Omerzu to direct the film. Omerzu liked it and started preparations of the film. Casting for main roles took very long Omerzu wante non-actors who can find themselves in their characters. The film was mostly shot in North Bohemia.[7]

Release[]

The film premiered at 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[8] The film had a journalist projection on 24 August 2018. It was followed by press conference during which filmmakers were questioned about the film. The film was distributed to Czech cinemas on 4 September 2018 and later presented at multiple International film festivals.[9]

Reception[]

Accolades[]

Date of ceremony Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Director Award Olmo Omerzu Won
2019 Czech Film Critics' Awards Best Film Nominated [10]
Best Director Olmo Omerzu Won
Best Screenplay Petr Pýcha Nominated
Czech Lion Awards Best Film Won
Best Director Olmo Omerzu Won
Best Screenplay Petr Pýcha Won
Best Actor in a Leading Role Tomáš Mrvík Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Eliška Křenková Won
Lenka Vlasáková Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jan František Uher Won
Best Music Monika Midriaková, Šimon Holý, Paweł Szamburski Nominated
Best Editing Jana Vlčková Won
Best Cinematography Lukáš Milota Nominated

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Film Sk" (PDF). Filmsk.sk. February 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ve Varech se za český film budou prát snímky Domestik a Všechno bude". iDNES.cz. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ televize, Česká. "Festival ve Varech vyhráli rumunští barbaři, i pro Čechy něco bude". ČT24 - Nejdůvěryhodnější zpravodajský web v ČR - Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ "O Oscara zabojuje český snímek Všechno bude, oceněný už ve Varech". Idnes.cz. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ Kozlov, Vladmir (13 September 2018). "Oscars: Czech Republic Selects 'Winter Flies' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Všechno bude: Úniková infantilita, kterou české publikum v Karlových Varech milovalo". Britské listy. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Tiskový materiál k filmu" (PDF). CinemArt. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Karlovarský festival představil soutěžní snímky. Nechybí Olmo Omerzu nebo Adam Sedlák". Karlovy Vary (in Czech). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Do českých kin jde nový snímek Olma Omerzu - Všechno bude | Filmové premiéry | Kritiky.cz". Kritiky.cz Knihy, Filmy, Hry... (in Czech). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Výsledky: Ceny české filmové kritiky 2018". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2019.

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